- New Zealand sand diver
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New Zealand sand diver Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Creediidae Genus: Tewara Species: T. cranwellae Binomial name Tewara cranwellae
Griffin, 1933The New Zealand sand diver, Tewara cranwellae, is a sandburrower, the only species in the genus Tewara, found all around New Zealand to depths of about 5 m, on sandy or gravelly bottoms. Its length is between 3 and 8 cm.
References
- "Tewara cranwellae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=630481. Retrieved 11 March 2006.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Tewara cranwellae" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
Categories:- Creediidae
- Endemic marine fish of New Zealand
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